The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-18
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

LORD PALNrRsToN once said, speaking Of the
Turks s'What energy can be expected of a peo-
pie with no heels to their shoesir
JEHu BAKER, who defeated Concressman
Morrison, OF Illinois, saws that his campaign or.
penses did not exceed $780, all rumors to the con.
trarv notwithstanding.
An exchange says: The Jews are talking Of
changing their Sabbath TO our Sunday. begin.
ming with the year 1900. The matter is exciting
much attention in England
Ex-GovERSoR CURTIN. OF Pennsylvania. rs-
Gently hai an operation performed on his right
eye, siehsless for twenty years. by which sight
mas been completely restored
AN ordination at the age OF seventv-three is .
rare event Lord Charles Thyme. who seeded
from Inc Church of England, was ordained priest
at mat age by Cardinal Manning last week.
TEXAS Siftines Isaac wants TO write my
name upon your heart, Repecca. but it vas SO
hard ash stone" Rebeeca-"yy don't you
try Isaac, to write your iIame nv heart on wild
five hundert-tollar tiamond ring2'
MIR. LowELLs long poem in the Forthcoming
Allan tic Monthly is entitled .sCredidimus Jovem
Regnare,r and is said to be protest acanst
mater!aiism. The title is heather and Horace
for I'VE have believed that God reiens.p
E The Shah of Persia and his wives were re-
ported some time ago to be greatly delighted
with new dish prepared for them by Vienrese
coo1 Investigation showed that the new dish
was nothing else than simple Vennese rolls.
JOSEPH MONROE, of Utica, talks warts off the
hands. He claims to have removed 500 warts
this last year. He places finger on the wart
and then talks some time to the patient. In
few Gays the wart is gone T'amstry is ONLY an
ornamental accomplishment compared with such
skill as this.
HERR WiSDTHoRsT, who has Just beaten
Prince Bismarck, has been the leader of the
German Centre for many years Prince Bis.
marck and Herr Windthorst are the best Of good
friends socially. On the occasion of the Princes
receptions Herr Windthorst is usually placed al
his right hand.
& A MIssIoNARY's wife who took journey ia
Central Africa with child three mouths old
was obliged to engage a native nurse Uuriously
enough. the muse had to be boy, for the
women were 80 taken up in wondering at mother
and child, and at expressing their wonder ia
their friends that they were useless.
THE London correspondent of the Manchester
Courier states that Lord Teunyson, having SUI
pe.intended the publication of his last poem, ID
engaged now, in his capacity of poet laureate,
on jubilee ode, which will be set to music by
Sir A. Sullivan, and sung 10 St. Paul's on the
occasion of the thanksgiving service which will
be the great event Of the jubilee celebration.
Mr. PARNELL's power says London journal.
is almost wholly due to his force Of restraint
He has absolute control over his temper, and
never 'lets himself CO." The leader of race
famed for jovia wit, passionate oratory, reckless
abandon and more than regal generosity. he
never made joke in his life, is cold unim.
passioned calculator, who holds himself 10 ro-
serve even with his intimates and whose oratory
has never been relieved by single burst of pas-
sionate fervor. He is the mystery man Of mod
ern politics
Mrs. SOPHIA BIEB, who recently died at
montgomery. Ala, at the age of eighty five, was
active for many years in the philanthropic work
in that city. The following incident Of her ca.
reer during the war is told When she was pres-
ident OF the Hospital Society sixty wounded
fedarafs were brought to the city. and there was
no place to put them. Mrs. Bibb said: ssput
them in the ladies' hospital They are suffering
men, and no distinction shall be made between
them and our own boys When the federals
took the city one OF the first acts Of the com.
mander was to send q guard and place 1t about
her house. and no ono was allowed to modest her
or anything she owned.